Hydrocarbon-burner



y(No Model.)

C. R. KITTLE.- HYDROGARBON BURNER.

No. 605,200. Patented June 7,1898.

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Application iiled'Octobe 7,1897. Serial No. 654,484. '(No model.)

To all whom it may conv/cern:A I

- Beit known that I, CHARLES R.K1TTLE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Los Angeles, State of California,haveinvented new and useful Improvements in IIydrocarbon-Burners, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to hydrocarbon-burners for using oil and steam; andit consists of the novel constructionhereinafter set forth and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a burner of simpleconstruction, adapted to introd-uce'oil and steam into the furnace underfull pressure at the point of their outlet from the burner and toprovide for their regulation at this-point. I attain. these objects bythe mechanism illustrated iu the accompanying Figure 1 is a longitudinalvertical section of my burner; Fig. 2, a plan view of the oilregulatingvalve `or disk; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the steam-regulating valvewith the stem partly cut away.

Referring primarily to Fig. 1, A represents the body orframe of theburner. Into the upper end thereof is screwed the cap B, having thereina recess for the insertion of the end of the stem of the disk D andspiral spring V. Into the other end is screwed the cap B',

having a recess therein for the insertion of the stem of the valve J anda set-screw L to keep said valve in contact with its seat. Into the sideof the frame A is screwed the oil-supply pipe R and below it thesteam-supply pipe T. At a point sufciently distant from the point ofcombustion that the heat may not interfere with the operator these pipesturn so as to permit of the passage therethrough of stems withhandlesthereonfor operatingl the disk D and valveJ. The stem I passesthrough l-the oil-supply pipe and through the frame A and terminates inacrank-pin I'. .Above the stem I in the frame A is placed one or moreorifices Il for the passage therethrough of oil. In the front of theframe A, forming the seat of the valve or disk D, is one or more ports Ffor the outlet of oil into the main dischargeport U. In the upper partof the frame A is placed the valve or disk D, with a stem entering therecess in the cap B. Above the stem is placed a spiral spring V to keepthe valve one side of the disk D are 1ugs-E E, which engage with thecrank-pin I'. The disk D has one or more orifices lI for the passagetherethrough of oil, which will register, when open, with the ports F inthe valve-seat. In the lower part of the frame A is formed thesteamvalve seat and near the top thereof is the steam-port K, leadingtherefrom to the main discharge-port U. In this seat is placed the valveJ, having stem J" and one or more oriices J' for the passagetherethrough of steam. 'lhe top of the valve .I terminates in a spiral,as shown in Fig. 3. By this spiral top when the valve is rotated theport K is partially or wholly closed or left open. On the lower part ofthe 'valve-stem J is placed a bevel gearwheel M, which meshes with thewheel on the I Fatenei. i[Phe Vendof the stem J" where it en# ters therecess in the cap B' is circular. On the end of the stem P is placed thebevel gear-wheel N, meshing with the wheel M. Above the stem P is one ormore orifices K for the passage therethrough of steam. The numberandsize of the oriiices H, H', J', and K' and ports F and K are governed bythe maximum capacity of the burner.

The'operation of my device is as follows: The burner is placed in afurnace and connected with a steam and oil supply, with the ports F andK closed. The valves D and J are then rotated by means of theirrespective stems, so as to admit a sufcient quantity of oil and steam topass through these ports to produce combustion, and the re started. Theoil coming down through the ports Fl is caught by the steam issuingthrough the port .K under full pressure and atomized, thereby forming asuitable fuel for burning. As the point of outlet from the burner itwill be observed that as soon as there is a steam-pressure in the boilersufficient to atomize a very small quantity of oil my burner can beused. I have found from experience that I can use it with as low apressure as three pounds.

Another advantage of my burner is that no matter of how large a maximumcapacity Vthe burner may be it can be operated to produce a minimum irewithout any danger of vblowing out. This is due to the fact that the oiland steam are always under full pressure or disk D in close contactYwith its seat. On

quantity of oil and steam is regulated at the Y at the point of outletfrom the burner. I have shown what I consider to be the best means forregulating the oil and steam at the point of outlet from the burner, butdo not desire to confine myself to these specific devices, as it isapparent'that there are many other devices which may be employed for thesame purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I'elaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A burner comprising a body portion having an oil-chamber in its upperpart, a steamchamber in its lower part, a vertical oil-discharge port,and a horizontal steam-discharge port, the steam-discharge portdischarging across the axis of the oil-discharge port, in combinationwith a valve having a spiral at its top and arranged to govern thesteam-discharge port, substantially as described.

2. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combination with the frame,A, havingmain dischargeport, U, a horizontal steam-discharge port, K, andvertical oil-discharge port, F, leading to discharge-port, U, andarranged to cause the steam and oil discharged therefrom to intermingleat the main discharge-port, the frame having a chamber in-the upper partthereof adapted to receive an oil-valve, and a cham- 30 )ier in thelower part adapted to receive a steam-valve; a rotary oil-valve, D,having oil-passages, II, located in the upper chamber; and rotarysteam-valve, J, having steampassages, J', and having spiral top, locatedin the lower chamber, the said valves `rotatively operated by stems, I,and 1", respecl tively having means therefor substantially as, shown anddescribed.

3. A bnrner,comprisin ga body portion having an oil-chamber in its upperpart; a steamchamber in its lower part; a vertical oil-discharge portand a horizontal steam-discharge port, the oil-discharge portdischarging across the axis of the steam-discharge port, in combinationwith the rotary valve D, being in the form of a disk having passagestherethrough adapted to register with the oil-discharge port and therebygovern the discharge of oil, substantially as shown and described.

4. A'burner,comprising a body portion having an oil-chamber in its upperpart; a steamchamber in its lower part; a vertical oil-discharge port;and a horizont-al steam-discharge port, both discharging into a maindischargeport, adapted to mingle the oil and steam at the mouth of themain discharge-port, in combination with a conical-shaped valve beingspiralv at the top and having passages therethrough and arranged togovern the steam-discharge port, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a burner, comprising a body portion having oil and steam chambers;oil and steam discharge ports, the cone-shaped valve, J, having a spiraltop, and having passages, J J', therethrough for the passage of steamand 4arranged to govern the steam-discharge port,

substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES R. KITTLE. \Vi`tnesses:

G. E. IIARPHAM,

HENRY T. HAZARD.

